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Classic Albums

The story of the first album by The Crickets, crowned by four of their best-loved songs: That’ll Be the Day, Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby and Oh, Boy!

2023
Carly Simon reveals the challenges behind No Secrets - the classic album that made her a global star and included the enigmatic song You're So Vain.
Episodes 2020
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Documentary that explores Songs from the Big Chair, Tears for Fears second, seminal album, which saw the band's music transform from synth-pop into arena-ready anthems.
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Series focusing on albums that have influenced the course of music. This edition looks at the 1973 Wailers album Catch a Fire, which brought international fame to Bob Marley.
Episodes 2019
How Nirvana came to record Nevermind, an album that changed the music business without compromise, record company hype or media overkill. Re-broadcast for National Album Day.
Episodes 2018
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Since its release in 1986, Paul Simon's Graceland has had an enormous impact on rock music with its blend of rock and African rhythms. Simon and engineer Roy Halee demonstrate the multi-tracking and mixing of the album and reveal the inspiration behind the songs, and composer Philip Glass assesses the album's place in musi...
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This edition of the series celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of Brian Wilson's masterpiece, The Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds. Wilson and the surviving members of The Beach Boys - Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks - guide us through the writing and recording of the landmark album that is con...
September 14, 2018 of the TV-show Classic Albums was broadcast by BBC4 on Friday 14 September 2018 at 21:00.
Episodes 2017
December 8, 2017 of the TV-show Classic Albums was broadcast by BBC4 on Friday 8 December 2017 at 22:00.
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Primal Scream's seminal album Screamadelica was released in 1991, and synthesized the band's rock 'n' roll roots with the dance culture of that time; for many, the album's sound and imagery came to be regarded as quintessential symbols of the acid house era, perfectly catching the spirit and mood of the early 90s.
Episodes 2015
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A look at the creation of Black Sabbath's Paranoid, which came to define heavy metal.(R)
Episodes 2014
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A look at the creation of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' album Damn the Torpedoes.(R)
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The creation of Elvis Presley's debut album, which heralded his rise to stardom in 1956.(R)
A look at the creation of Peter Gabriel's massive-selling 1986 album, So.(R)
Episodes 2013
The creation of Elvis Presley's debut album, which heralded his rise to stardom in 1956.
A look at the creation of Black Sabbath's Paranoid, which came to define heavy metal.(R)
A taste of what life was like in Motorhead, the first metal band to harness punk energy.
A look at the legendary Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon.(R)
Episodes 2012
A look at the creation of Peter Gabriel's massive-selling 1986 album, So.(R)
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